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    Chicken Rendang Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 8, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Chicken Rendang Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Delicious Malaysian-Indonesian chicken stew with spices and coconut milk which pairs well with Roti Jala.

    Chicken Rendang Recipe

    This is another famous dish from malaysia. I have shared chicken rendang recipe 11 years back, but that recipe needed an update really bad. This is a recipe which I made couple days back and it is made the authentic way.

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    • About Chicken Rendang Recipe
    • Video for Chicken Rendang Recipe
    • Chicken Rendang Ingredients
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    • Chicken Rendang Recipe | Rendang Chicken Recipe
    • Chicken Rendang Step by Step Pictures

    About Chicken Rendang Recipe

    Rendang is a mildly spicy chicken dish from Malaysia - Indonesia. It is a chicken dish which is usually served with rice, coconut rice or roti. It can be accompanied with Nasi Lemak or Roti Jala.

    Rendang is a popular malaysian chicken curry which has high amount of coconut milk. Most importantly chicken is cooked in coconut milk which creates a most tender juicy chicken.

    Rendang gets it taste from the spice paste which we grind using galangal, ginger, garlic, shallots, red chillies and lemon grass. It also has exotic spices like cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and star anise. The chicken is simmered in these spices and masala along with coconut milk which creates a tasty dish.

    Video for Chicken Rendang Recipe

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    Chicken Rendang Ingredients

    • Oil
    • Cloves, Cardamom, Cinnamon & Star Anise
    • Chicken (Bone in)
    • Lemon Grass Bruised
    • Coconut milk
    • Kaffir Lime Leaves
    • Fresh Coconut grated

    For Spice Paste

    • Kashmiri Red chillies soaked in hot water
    • Shallots
    • Garlic, Ginger & Galangal
    • Lemongrass (inner white part alone)

    How to Make Best Chicken Rendang

    Making Kerisik

    Lets make kerisik. I used fresh coconut so I ground it in a blender till fine, don't add water. Take the ground coconut in a frying pan and roast on low till golden brown. Set aside till needed.

    Pre-Preparation

    Soak Dry Red Chillies in Hot Water for 10 mins. In a Blender Jar, take all the ingredients given for spice paste and make it into a fine paste.

    Making Rendang

    Heat oil in a wok or any pan and add in the whole spices and let them sizzle. Now add in spice paste and cook till oil separates from it. It will take around 3 to 4 mins. Add in chicken pieces along with salt and mix well in the spice paste. Stir fry the chicken for 2 mins. Add in crushed lemon grass, coconut milk and water. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 20 mins till chicken is almost cooked.

    Finishing Rendang

    When the chicken is cooked, add in the kaffir lime leaves, roasted coconut and sugar. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for another 10 mins till chicken is completely cooked and the gravy thickens. Serve hot with rice or any bread.

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    Chicken Rendang Recipe | Rendang Chicken Recipe

    Chicken Rendang Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Delicious spicy malaysian chicken rendang recipe which goes well with rice or roti.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes minutes
    Servings: 3 servings
    Calories: 590kcal

    Ingredients

    • 4 tbsp Oil
    • 4 Cloves
    • 4 Cardamom
    • 1 Stick Cinnamon
    • 1 Star Anise
    • ½ kg Chicken (Bone in)
    • 1 Lemon Grass Bruised
    • 1 cup Coconut milk
    • ½ cup Water
    • 4 Kaffir Lime Leaves
    • ¼ cup Fresh Coconut grated
    • 1 tsp Sugar
    • Salt to taste

    For Spice Paste

    • 10 Kashmiri Red chillies soaked in hot water
    • 8 Shallots
    • 6 cloves Garlic
    • 1 inch Ginger
    • 1 inch Galangal
    • 1 Lemongrass (inner white part alone)

    Instructions

    • Lets make kerisik. I used fresh coconut so I ground it in a blender till fine, don't add water. Take the ground coconut in a frying pan and roast on low till golden brown. Set aside till needed.
    • Soak Dry Red Chillies in Hot Water for 10 mins. In a Blender Jar, take all the ingredients given for spice paste and make it into a fine paste.
    • Heat oil in a wok or any pan and add in the whole spices and let them sizzle. Now add in spice paste and cook till oil separates from it. It will take around 3 to 4 mins.
    • Add in chicken pieces along with salt and mix well in the spice paste. Stir fry the chicken for 2 mins.
    • Add in crushed lemon grass, coconut milk and water. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 20 mins till chicken is almost cooked.
    • When the chicken is cooked, add in the kaffir lime leaves, roasted coconut and sugar. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for another 10 mins till chicken is completely cooked and the gravy thickens.
    • Serve hot with rice or any bread.

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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 664mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 5mg
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    Chicken Rendang Step by Step Pictures

    1)Start by making kerisik. Kerisik is pounded dry toasted shredded coconut. 

    2)Roast till golden brown.

    3)You can grind this coarsely if needed.

    4)lets make spice paste. Take galangal, garlic in a blender

    5)Add ginger

    6)Add shallots

    7)Add lemongrass.

    8)Add soaked dried red chillies.

    9)Grind to a paste.

    10)Heat oil in a pan, add whole spices

    11)Add spice paste.

    12)Saute till raw smell leaves.

    13)Done.

    14)Add chicken

    15)Saute well. Season with salt.

    16)let the chicken cook for few mins.

    17)Add crushed lemongrass

    18)Add coconut milk.

    19)Add water

    20)Mix well.

    21)Cover and cook

    21)Once chicken is almost cooked, add kaffir lime leaves.

    22)Add toasted coconut mix.

    23)Add sugar to taste

    24)Mix well

    25)Cover and simmer.

    25)Done.

    26)Serve.

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    1. Michaela (Recepty z Indie)

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      Lovely. I like your step by step recipes, thank you for sharing 🙂

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    2. Anna

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      Wauuuuu qué delicia!!!. me encanta como te ha quedado y con la mezcla de arroz tienen que estar para no dejar nada. Un beso.

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    3. Reshmi Mahesh

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      Delicious flavorful recipe...

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    4. La cocina de mi abuelo

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      a plate of 10.
      a step by step excellent one

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    5. Dzoli

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      I love thsi with chicek,Looks scrumptios;)

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    6. Michael Toa

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      I love chicken rendang. This looks utterly scrumptious.

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    7. Torviewtoronto

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      chicken looks wonderful deliciously done

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    8. Anonymous

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      Is there any substitute for Kaffir lime zest?

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    9. Aarthi

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      @Anonymoususe normal lime zest

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